diff --git a/kernel/watch_queue.c b/kernel/watch_queue.c
index a6f9bdd956c3..f10f403104e7 100644
--- a/kernel/watch_queue.c
+++ b/kernel/watch_queue.c
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ long watch_queue_set_size(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, unsigned int nr_notes)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto error;
 
+	ret = -ENOMEM;
 	pages = kcalloc(sizeof(struct page *), nr_pages, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pages)
 		goto error;